..Trait self-control and social cognitions both predict dietary behaviors, but whether self-control is associated with more beneficial diet-related cognitions, and the effect of self-control on diet mediated by them, has rarely been examined...

Toward identifying a broader range of social cognitive determinants of dietary intentions and behaviors

Nelli HankonenUniversity of Helsinki and National Institute for Health and Welfare, FinlandAppl Psychol Health Well Being 5:118-35. 2013

..The purpose of this study was to examine the relative impact of different social cognitive determinants on fruit and vegetable (FV) and fast food consumption...

What is setting the stage for abdominal obesity reduction? A comparison between personality and health-related social cognitions